RF – READING: Foundations
RL – READING: Literature
RN – READING: Nonfiction
RV – READING: Vocabulary
W - WRITING
SL – SPEAKING and LISTENING
ML – MEDIA LITERACY
Grade 4 Indiana Academic Standards 2014
Curriculum Map - Quarter 3
Underlined/bolded portions of the standard indicate focus in this quarter.
IAS 2014
Standards
Description
Notes/Resources
READING: Foundations (RF)
READING: Literature (RL)
4.RL.2.1
4.RL.2.2
Refer to details and examples in text when
explaining what a text says explicitly and when
drawing inferences from the text.
Paraphrase or retell the main events in a story,
myth, legend, or novel; identify the theme and
provide evidence for the interpretation.
READING: Nonfiction (RN)
4.RN.2.1
4.RN.2.2
Refer to details and examples in a text when
explaining what a text says explicitly and when
drawing inferences from the text.
Determine the main idea of a text and explain
how it is supported by key details; summarize the
text.
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READING: Vocabulary (RV)
4.RV.1
4.RV.2.1
4.RV.2.4
4.RV.3.3
4.RV.3.5
Build and use accurately general academic and
content-specific words and phrases.
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Apply context clues (e.g., word, phrase, sentence,
and paragraph clues) and text features (e.g.,
charts, headings/subheadings, font/format) to
determine the meanings of unknown words.
Apply knowledge of word structure elements
(e.g., suffixes, prefixes, common Greek and Latin
affixes and roots), known words, and word
patterns to determine meaning.
Compare and contrast a firsthand and secondhand
account of the same event or topic; describe the
differences in focus and the information provided
in the accounts.
Consult reference materials, both print and digital
(e.g., dictionary), to find the pronunciation and
clarify the precise meanings of words and
phrases.
WRITING (W)
4.W.1
4.W.2.1
Write routinely over a variety of time frames and
for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes,
and audiences; apply reading standards to support
reflection and response to literature and
nonfiction texts.
Write legibly in print or cursive, forming letters
and words that can be read by others.
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4.W.3.1
4.W.4
4.W.6.1
4.W.6.1a
4.W.6.1c
Write persuasive compositions in a variety of
forms that In an introductory statement, clearly state
an opinion to a particular audience.
 Support the opinion with facts and details
from various sources, including texts.
 Use an organizational structure to group
related ideas that support the purpose.
 Connect opinion and reasons using words
and phrases.
 Provide a concluding statement or section
related to the position presented.
Apply the writing process to Generate a draft by developing and
selecting and organizing ideas relevant
to topic, purpose, and genre; revise to
improve writing, using appropriate
reference materials (e.g., quality of
ideas, organization, sentence fluency,
word choice); edit writing for format
and conventions (e.g., spelling,
capitalization, usage, punctuation).
 Use technology to interact and collaborate
with others to publish legible documents.
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Demonstrate command of English grammar
and usage, focusing on:
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Nouns/Pronouns – Writing sentences that
include relative pronouns (e.g., who, which) and
reflexive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves) and
explaining their functions in the sentence.
Adjectives/Adverbs – Writing sentences using
relative adverbs (e.g., where, when) and
explaining their functions in the sentence.
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4.W.6.1d
4.W.6.2
4.W.6.2a
4.W.6.2b
4.W.6.2.c
Prepositions – Writing sentences that include
prepositions, explaining their functions in the
sentence.
Demonstrate command of capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling, focusing on:
Capitalization – Capitalizing names of
magazines, newspapers, works of art, musical
compositions, organizations, and the first word in
quotations, when appropriate.
Punctuation –
 Correctly using apostrophes to form
possessives and contractions.
 Correctly using quotation marks and
commas to mark direct speech.
 Using a comma before a coordinating
conjunction in a compound sentence.
Spelling – Using spelling patterns and
generalizations (e.g., word families, positionbased spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules,
meaningful word parts,
homophones/homographs) in writing single and
multi-syllable words.
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SPEAKING and LISTENING (SL)
4.SL.3.2
Identify and use evidence a speaker provides to
support particular points.
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MEDIA LITERACY (ML)
4.ML.1
4.ML.2.1
Identify how information found in electronic,
print, and mass media is used to inform, persuade,
entertain, and transmit culture.
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Recognize claims in print, image, and multimedia
and identify evidence used to support these
claims.
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